Afreximbank
15 Feb
President of African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), Prof. Benedict Oramah, has been nominated to deliver a lecture on the topic “Governance, Insecurity, Poverty and Socio-economic Development in Contemporary Nigeria and Africa.”
14 Jan
African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has successfully arranged a syndicated US$3.3b crude oil prepayment facility sponsored by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL). An initial disbursement of US$2.25b has been made. A second tranche of US$1.05 billion is expected to be disbursed subsequently. This landmark financing is Nigeria’s largest crude oil prepayment facility and one…
8 Dec
The President of African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), Prof. Benedict Oramah, has emerged the Forbes Africa magazine 2023 Person of The Year.
4 Dec
The President of the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), Prof. Benedict Oramah, today in Cairo received the Forbes Africa magazine 2023 Person of The Year award. At a well-attended award ceremony, which also included the unveiling of the cover for Forbes Africa’s December 2023/January 2024 edition featuring Prof. Oramah as Cover personality, Dr. Rakesh Wahi, Forbes…
28 Nov
Afreximbank has sealed trade and investment deals worth $43.7 billion at the end of the 2023 Intra African Trade Fair ( IATF 2023) held in Cairo, Egypt. At the virtual Post IATF conference held yesterday, Afreximbank Executive Vice President, Kanayo Awani described the event as a huge success, stating that the $43.7 billion figure was…
19 Nov
Ogun State is to benefit from a N500 billion financial support being packaged by the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) in conjunction with Access Bank.
17 Nov
Azikel Petroleum Refinery, a subsidiary of the Azikel Group, has signed a debt funding with the African Export-Import Bank for the ongoing Azikel refinery project. In a statement issued in Cairo and made available to The Guardian through Azikel group media aide, Austin Ebipade, the financial deal reached between Afreximbank and Azikel Petroleum Refinery was achieved…
16 Nov
Announcing a groundbreaking collaboration at the #IATF2023, in Cairo, Egypt, African Export Import Bank (Afreximbank) has inked a Project Preparation Facility Agreement with Innovative Biotech Limited (IBL).
15 Nov
AfreximBank and Oando PLC, yesterday at the Intra-African Trade Fair in Egypt Cairo, signed an $800 million loan document to facilitate the firm’s acquisition of 100% of the shares of the Nigerian Agip Oil Company (NAOC).
15 Nov
The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) in Cairo launched an African Gastronomy and Culinary Arts Programme under its Creative Africa Nexus Initiative (CANEX).
14 Nov
UNITED Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, has received a trade finance facility worth $150 million from the African Export-Import Bank.
13 Nov
An African Collaborative Transit Guarantee Scheme designed to promote seamless movement of goods across multiple national customs borders has been unveiled by African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank).
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